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Anonymous ID: 4aa55f Dec. 1, 2021, 1:09 a.m. No.15112649   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Scientists at Hong Kong University First in Asia to Isolate Omicron Coronavirus Variant

 

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Scientists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have become the first in Asia to succeed in isolating the new Omicron coronavirus variant from clinical samples, the university said.

 

"Researchers at the Department of Microbiology at The University of Hong Kong have succeeded in the isolation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant from clinical specimens. This is the first known research team in Asia that has succeeded in isolating the Omicron variant," the HKU said in a statement.

 

Following the isolation of the variant, scientists will now be able to develop vaccines against Omicron, which was classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a variant of concern.

 

Scientists at HKU succeeded in isolating the variant on Monday night, four days after the first two Omicron cases were confirmed in Hong Kong on November 25. The team of researchers is now conducting experiments on the variant's transmissibility, immune evasion capability and pathogenicity.

 

So far, Hong Kong has recorded three Omicron cases.

The new coronavirus variant was first reported to the WHO by South Africa last week. According to the WHO, its high number of mutations in spike protein could make it more transmissible and dangerous than all previous strains.

 

https://sputniknews.com/20211201/scientists-at-hong-kong-university-first-in-asia-to-isolate-omicron-coronavirus-variant-1091166574.html

Anonymous ID: 4aa55f Dec. 1, 2021, 1:11 a.m. No.15112656   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Half of Ukraine's army has now been deployed to Donbass – Moscow

 

Ukraine has now stationed well over a hundred thousand troops and large quantities of hardware in the war-torn Donbass region, the Russian foreign ministry alleged on Wednesday morning, amid rising tensions.

 

Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, diplomatic spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed that “the Armed Forces of Ukraine are increasing [their] military force, pulling heavy equipment and personnel.”

 

“According to some reports, the number of troops…in the conflict zone already reaches 125,000 people, and this, if anyone does not know, is half of the entire composition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the diplomat said.

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/541829-ukraine-army-deployed-donbass/